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Sunday 23 February 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Kruyswijk wins Magical Kenya Open
Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi, Kenya · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 February 2025 · Jacques Kruyswijk’s win no. 1 on the DP World Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD · Magical Kenya
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/14°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/13°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/13°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/14°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- John Parry ENG · 268errant tee shot led to a bogey at the 14th; Kruyswijk birdied the 16th to stretch the lead to three Kruyswijk clinches maiden DP World Tour at the Magical Kenya Open (Citizen Digital)
150 started · cut E, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Magical Kenya Open
Muthaiga Golf Club, Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi, Kenya
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jacques Kruyswijk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Citizen Digital
23 February 2025
I’m happy to keep the trophy on African soil and bring it back to South Africa. It makes me very proud,
Citizen Digital
23 February 2025
Obviously, it didn't go the way I wanted today, but I played as good as I could. I tried to push him as hard as I could, but he just played better on the day,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Kruyswijk | 69 · 66 · 64 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | John Parry | 63 · 65 · 72 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 3 | Deon Germishuys | 68 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | Jayden Schaper | 64 · 69 · 73 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Jamie Rutherford | 66 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Gregorio De Leo | 68 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Freddy Schott | 67 · 73 · 70 · 64 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Joshua Berry | 71 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Zihao Jin | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Adrien Saddier | 66 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1992-10-16, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2013; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 361 that week (OWGR rankBefore for this event (361 -> 216) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet